PEC 173 - Officiating:Softball/Baseball

Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

This course teaches methods, material and techniques of officiating softball and baseball as a team sport including
rules of the game and court mechanics. This course provides opportunity to become a licensed official in Iowa for this
sport.
Competencies

Summarize what competent sports officiating is
1. Explain the fundamentals of sports officiating
2. List the four essential ingredients for effective sports officiating
3. Discuss the qualities that a competent sports official should possess
4. Summarize the financial aspects of sports officiating
5. Identify the legal aspects of sports officiating
Explain officiating success
1. Identify preliminary preparation
2. List pregame preparation
3. Describe at the game procedures
4. Discuss after the game etiquette
Examine rules of baseball and softball
1. Explain the format of a rule book
2. Interpret play situation rulings
3. Relate rule interpretations to specific sections in a rule book
4. Analyze play rulings on the field of play in baseball and softball
Summarize baseball and softball officials’ mechanics
1. Name the officials in a two umpire system
2. List the IHSAA five basics of baseball mechanics and softball mechanics IHSAU
3. Describe officiating signals
4. Explain use of ball/strike indicator
5. Compare plate umpire mechanics when using either the inside or outside protector
6. Relate accepted methods of calling balls and strikes
7. State base umpire’s field positions according to where base runners are located
8. Demonstrate base umpire’s physical movements and sensory judgements used to make calls
9. Describe coordinated field coverage of both umpires in all situations
10. Explain fly ball and fair/foul ball coverage
Practice baseball and softball officiating on the field